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Subject:Re: Bumper & Side Cladding repairs and painting
From:John Goubeaux
Date:Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:41:52 -0700

Thanks for the tips Jim, especially a reminder to prime and sand
thoroughly.

I'm planning on using a spray gun, and I assume SEM has a good primer
product too.

Was the original color a Satin Black on the bumpers that were black ?

-john

On 7/14/17 12:03 PM, Jim Felder wrote:
> I redid a whole set of carat bumpers back to original colors some time
> back. For small pocks and nicks, a good tube of spot filler from a
> BODY SHOP not a FLAPS is very good. For larger gashes, bondo. For
> cracks, remove material, fiberglass the back and bondo/fill the front.
> Then spray with high-build primer and sand until you can't see any
> imperfections in the glare of a work light. The SEM black you
> mentioned is a very good one. Try to use real primer not a spray can
> though a spray can, with enough effort, could work.
>
> Jim
>
> On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 1:42 PM John Goubeaux <jlgoubeaux59@gmail.com
> <mailto:jlgoubeaux59@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hello Folks,
>
>     I'd like to elicit some advice on repairing and painting the
>     fiberglass
>     bumpers and side cladding from a 90 tintop.
>
>     The repairs needed are minimal, just some minor dings and splits,
>     nothing that appears like a major split or crack at this point.
>
>     I'd also like to spray the bumpers and cladding black, and am at this
>     point considering testing with SEM Bumper Coater (flexible black)
>
>     *So, my questions are:*
>
>     Does anyone have a repair step and product recommendation ? I'm also
>     looking at  "SEM MiniMax bumper repair epoxy"
>
>     Are there any paint recommendations, or folks that have had good
>     results
>     with something specific ?
>
>     Any ideas and or experience is appreciated.
>
>     -john
>